remek,
Yeah, I mean that my penis increased in “width” from the side view, not overhead. So, it really didn’t get “wider,” it got “deeper.” By this, I believe that I received a lot of CS development, as opposed to CC.
Why this happened, I believe, is that I started with a fairly thick unit - about 5 1/4” midshaft, but larger at the base. Since we’re supposed to jelq from as close to the body as possible, I was forced to keep making a circle around nearly 5 3/4” (close, anyway). As my girth increased (now 6+ midshaft, 6 1/2++ base), it became very tedious to try to form a full circle, especially in a high-jelq session. So I’d usually just “pinch” it, not forming a full circle. As I used an overhand grip, the sides were hit hard, but I was not coming full circle around the bottom - hence the pressures sought relief downward, causing my CS to bear the brunt of the forces, therefore growing more (i.e., “depth”).
juke,
The length-more-frequently-than-girth theory is valid, particularly since we’re seeking two different “reactions” from the training.
With length, we’re seeking “plastic deformation,” which literally means “to stretch it out of shape.” Hence, the more the better.
With girth, we’re using “impaction” - i.e., supercharging the spongy, blood-holding tissues with highly pressurized blood - which causes trauma, no doubt. Whether there is actual “micro tears” or not, who knows? But it’s still “trauma.” I know that when I’ve gone overboard in a jelq/squeeze session, I suffered petichiae. On a few occasions, even bad bruising.
What’s that? I’d say it’s more than “micro” tears. Anyway, the research on that “Science of PE” article that I posted asserted that this tearing occurs - just as it does in marine sponges. And that when those tears repair, they become larger (microscopically, of course - but it all adds up over time). Therefore, with a tearing trauma, we need repair - or else we’d lose size if we kept ramming the girth work.
With plastic deformation, we do NOT want those tissues to fully adapt - i.e., become stronger, more resistant. We want to “stretch it out of shape.”
Hence, two different “results,” and two different approaches which sound perfectly valid to me.